Mazak Distributor, Machinery Resources, Inc. Expands In Arkansas and Oklahoma

(FLORENCE, KENTUCKY) – Mazak Corporation and Machinery Resources Incorporated (MRI), based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, jointly announce the appointment of MRI as the official Mazak distributor for Arkansas. This is an expansion of territory as MRI has represented Mazak in Oklahoma for several years.

In this regard, MRI has hired Vaughn Armor to cover the Arkansas territory. Armor is located in Russellville, AK and possesses extensive experience in manufacturing, engineering and machine tool sales, which will benefit local customers. He may be reached at (479) 567-0586 or va@mritul.com.

In additional news, MRI has expanded customer support at its Tulsa headquarters with two new hires. David Copeland joins the company as applications engineer and Dillon Engles returns to MRI as a service engineer. Both have received extensive training at Mazak Corp. Engles completed hands-on training at the Mazak Florence, KY factory and achieved Certified NEXUS Installation Technician status.

Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Machinery Resources has been in business since 1986. It has 11 employees and plans to add two more service technicians in 2008. MRI is headquartered in a 9,000-square-foot facility that features a showroom and training areas. It offers in-house and shop-floor training on a variety of pertinent subjects.

For more information about MRI, please contact Rick Engles at (918) 622-6495 or rengles@mritul.com. Address; Machinery Resources Inc., 5550 33rd Ave., Tulsa, OK 74145-8110.

About Mazak Corporation

Mazak Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of productivity-improving machine tool solutions. Committed to being a partner to customers with innovative technology, its world-class facility in Florence, Kentucky recently increased its production capacity to 200 machines per month. Continuous training and development of the workforce has created a "lean" culture, which has created opportunities for continuing growth in America. Mazak maintains eight Technology Centers across North America to provide local hands-on applications, service and sales support to its customers. For more information on Mazak's products and solutions, visit www.mazakusa.com or follow us on Twitter at and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MazakCorp.